COMMUNICATION RESOURCES IN THE TURKISH NATIONAL STRUGGLE: THE URFA DEFENSE EXAMPLE

Abstract

The analysis of the Turkish National Struggle period in terms of communication science reveals a data analysis that sheds light on the present rather than the past event information that has historically occurred in a certain time period. The control of communication channels and the effect of resource diversity on the struggle, besides the importance it carries for the parties, the role it plays in reaching the result is quite remarkable. Communication in the struggle has been handled as documents examining events within the framework of historical studies. In the field of communication, there is very limited research on the subject. However, the struggle process between the occupation forces and the Kuvayı Milliye was shaped by the use of communication resources. For this reason, researching the National Struggle in the context of communication will facilitate a better understanding of the causes and effects and a factual re-evaluation of the processes in the light of current developments. The communication resources used in the National Struggle were examined with the historical research method in the example of the Urfa Defense, and a synthesis was created by classifying the data obtained as a result of the literature review. And this synthesis is presented in the axis of the historical context and the event-evidence relationship. The main purpose of our study is to provide a source for related research by providing a basis for the subject. For this reason, in order to create a general framework for the study, it has been focused on how the occupation forces and local insurgents communicated during the occupation of Urfa.